Great Garden Goods
A dozen of our favorite haunts for garden goods
By Nancy L. Claus
Amodio’s Garden Center
1160 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains
(914) 949-3922
www.amodiosflowershop.com
Fresh flowers, plants, shrubs, and bulbs, along with lots of garden goods:
pottery, baskets, books, magazines, and more.
Avant Garden
87 Westchester Ave.
Pound Ridge
(914) 764-0010
This funky, former ’50s gas station in Scotts Corners is overflowing with vintage and antique planters and garden furniture as well as limited editions of newly crafted pieces.
Fleur
10 Dakin St., Mount Kisco
(914) 241-3400
www.fleur-newyork.com
Go for garden antiques, ornaments, and furniture, particularly large-scale items from France and faux-bois (cement over a metal frame) benches, chairs, and tables. You’ll also find contemporary items like antiqued-finished clay pots and hand-forged garden tools.
Greenwich Orchids
Yellow Monkey Village
792 Rte. 35, Cross River
(914) 763-3600
Orchids, orchids, and more orchids.
Laura Spector
Rustic Design
www.lauraspectorrustic design.com
(203) 254 – 3952
These impossibly romantic-looking benches, tables, and follies are handcrafted from Oriental bittersweet, an invasive vine that Spector forages from area parks and alongside roadways. No two are ever alike.
Nabel’s Nurseries
1485 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains
(914) 949-3963
From succulents to sunflowers, from orchids to decorative orange trees, here you’ll find all you need to create your own Garden of Eden.
Pound Ridge Nurseries
6 Pound Ridge Rd.
Pound Ridge
(914) 764-5781
www.prnurseries.com
This park-like nursery has a huge selection of flora (and in winter, fauna too, with a fun petting zoo for kids), landscape services, accessories, and a fabulous seasonal holiday store with whimsical ornaments, faux greenery, and collectibles.
Rosedale Nurseries
51 Saw Mill River Rd., (Route 9A) Hawthorne
(914) 769-1300
www.rosedalenurseries.com
At Rosedale, you can do it yourself, picking out trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals, and planting them yourself. Or, the landscape department can plan, design, plant, and maintain your garden. The company has five nursery locations with more than 600 acres in the region.
Smith and Hawken
696 White Plains Rd.
Scarsdale (Also in New Canaan and Westport, CT)
(914) 722-0690
www.smithandhawken.com
Go for high-quality gardening tools, accessories, and potted plants, including approximately 20 varieties of orchids. Smith and Hawken also carries its own brand of metal and teak outdoor furniture, complete with storage covers.
Sprainbrook Nursery
448 Underhill Rd.
Scarsdale
(914) 723-2382
www.sprainbrook.com
Everything you need to
garden along with things you never knew you needed.
Sun Valley Nursery
136 Croton Ave., Ossining
(914) 762-6161
Not just plants, but everything to put them in, too: handmade and hand-
painted imported Italian ceramic pots and a large selection of cast-stone and cast-iron planters, benches, statues, and fountains.
United House Wrecking
535 Hope St., Stamford, CT
(203) 348-5371
www.unitedhouse
wrecking.com
One person’s castaway is another’s treasure. Find architectural salvage, unique urns, garden statuary, fountains, and many life-sized bronzes of animals and
cute kids.
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